United States gubernatorial elections, 2017
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The United States gubernatorial elections of 2017 will be held on November 7, 2017, in the states of New Jersey and Virginia.
Contents
Race summary
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected | Incumbent status | Candidates |
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| New Jersey | Chris Christie | Republican | 2009 | Term-limited | Randy Brown (R) Ray Lesniak (D) Phillip Murphy (D) |
| Virginia | Terry McAuliffe | Democratic | 2013 | Term-limited | Ed Gillespie (R) Ralph Northam (D) |
Term-limited Democratic incumbent
Terry McAuliffe (Virginia)
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Governor Terry McAuliffe won election with 48% of the vote in 2013.[1] McAuliffe is term-limited in 2017. Virginia is the only state that prohibits its Governor from serving consecutive terms.
Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam is seeking the Democratic nomination for governor.[2] Attorney General Mark Herring, who had been considered a strong potential candidate, is instead seeking re-election as attorney general in 2017.[3][4][5]
Former chairman of the Republican National Committee and 2014 United States Senate nominee Ed Gillespie is the only announced Republican candidate.[6] State Senator and 2013 Attorney General nominee Mark Obenshain, who had been considered a strong potential candidate, ultimately decided against running.[7] Other potential Republican candidates include former Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, former U.S. Representative and former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, former Attorney General of Virginia and 2013 nominee Ken Cuccinelli, U.S. Representative Randy Forbes, State Senator Frank Wagner, 2013 Lieutenant Governor candidate Pete Snyder, U.S Representative Rob Wittman, and State Senator Jeff McWaters.[3][7][8][9]
Term-limited Republican incumbent
Chris Christie (New Jersey)
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Governor Chris Christie was re-elected to a second term with 60.4% of the vote in 2013.[1] Christie is term-limited in 2017. Christie ran for president in 2016.[10] If Christie were to have vacated his office, Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno would have succeeded Christie, but a special election would have been held had Christie resigned more than 60 days before the next election.[11]
Republican candidates
Evesham Township Mayor Randy Brown successfully ran for re-election in 2014 and stated that he plans to run for Governor.[12] Potential Republican candidates include Guadagno,[13] former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan, former Attorney General and former U.S Senator Jeffrey Chiesa, Fox News personality Geraldo Rivera and state legislators Thomas Kean, Jr., Sean T. Kean, Jon Bramnick, Joe Kyrillos, Michael J. Doherty and Jay Webber.[14][15]
Democratic candidates
Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop, businessman and former United States Ambassador to Germany Philip D. Murphy, and State Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney have been cited in multiple news articles as the leading contenders for the Democratic nomination, and have been "laying the groundwork" as early as 2014.[16][17][18] Montclair Deputy Mayor Robert Russo announced in June 2014 that he would forgo re-election in 2016 in order to run for Governor.[19] Longtime State Senator Ray Lesniak announced in August 2015 that he would not run for re-election in 2017, but that he might decide to run for governor.[20]
Other potential Democratic candidates include 2013 nominee and former State Senator Barbara Buono, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, former U.S. Representative Rush Holt, Essex County Executive Joe DiVicenzo, state senator and former Governor Richard Codey and state legislators Sheila Oliver, Louis Greenwald, Jim Whelan, Troy Singleton, Linda R. Greenstein, John Wisniewski and John F. McKeon.[14][21][22][23]
On May 16, 2016, businessman and former United States Ambassador to Germany Philip D. Murphy officially declared his candidacy.[24]
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